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what you make at this point of the hoover confidence mr. romney still exhibits on the campaign trail, and is that how you feel on the inside? >> after his performance in denver, he felt better. his closest advisers felt better, so i think it is a plausiblewhat do you make of tht that $2 billion is being spent on this campaign? >> we will see that in the future. it basically free of restrictions that were in place for some time in campaign finance. money does find a way in politics, and more folks are opening their wallet, and there is no question there has been an impact. i am not sure how much of an impact a lot of this money has had in terms of the presidential race. if you look at the number of super pacs that put money into this campaign, president obama is still winning in a lot of key states. they have been running ads for months and months. my point is there are limits to what money can do. the higher you are in the ballot, the less important money, because more people are involved. we go down the ballot. money matters a lot more. th
what you make at this point of the hoover confidence mr. romney still exhibits on the campaign trail, and is that how you feel on the inside? >> after his performance in denver, he felt better. his closest advisers felt better, so i think it is a plausiblewhat do you make of tht that $2 billion is being spent on this campaign? >> we will see that in the future. it basically free of restrictions that were in place for some time in campaign finance. money does find a way in politics,...
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that romney should be held to his record. >> mr. romney attested to the s.e.c. multiple times that he was the chairman, c.e.o., and president of bain capital. and i think most americans figure if you're the chairman, c.e.o., and president of a company, that you are responsible for what that company does. ultimately, mr. romney, i think, is going to have to answer those questions. gwen: the heat wave that broke in washington but not when it came to politics. kwla do do we owe this stepped -- what do we owe this stepped up velocity, michael? >> you could almost feel the intensity of the campaign grow this week, surge as both the white house and the romney operation, it's like they stepped on at gas. and if you have a -- rewarderring points around the slight edge to the white house base r because it -- white house because it started last week, they bought more ads, clearly hitting the road more and you can sense autumn null intensity in the way he is talking. not normal for july. and it gets -- defense for obama and the offense begins, obviously with the economy no
that romney should be held to his record. >> mr. romney attested to the s.e.c. multiple times that he was the chairman, c.e.o., and president of bain capital. and i think most americans figure if you're the chairman, c.e.o., and president of a company, that you are responsible for what that company does. ultimately, mr. romney, i think, is going to have to answer those questions. gwen: the heat wave that broke in washington but not when it came to politics. kwla do do we owe this stepped...
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mr. romney went into this debate not wanting to win, and he didn't. but he wanted to reassure people he wasn't going back to the george w. bush ollis policies. no more iraqs. and he wanted to assure women he was not a war monger. >> uh-huh. >> talking about a peaceful planet and gender quality in the middle east. it is astounding how he has shifted his policies. in fairness he has two sets of advisers. reasonable people working for him and some who would like to reenact the bush years. i think he hears from beth the realists and that additionallists won out certainly in this debate. >> i notes you characterized him as mr. romney. the president did that also during the debate. >> governor romney. >> are you trying to deny him his honor , which trails him after leaving office. >> i was just helping him out. >> what are you saying? >> i thought obama was lucky romney didn't feel in a position to hit president obama on his weaknesses. i thought president obama went into libya without congressional authority. that was illegal. president obama has done this
mr. romney went into this debate not wanting to win, and he didn't. but he wanted to reassure people he wasn't going back to the george w. bush ollis policies. no more iraqs. and he wanted to assure women he was not a war monger. >> uh-huh. >> talking about a peaceful planet and gender quality in the middle east. it is astounding how he has shifted his policies. in fairness he has two sets of advisers. reasonable people working for him and some who would like to reenact the bush...
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i want to find this - mr. romney - i would like mitt romney to have this personality that people will look to and the competency. and i'm hoping for that. >> suarez: so he's still got a shot with you. >> oh, yes. yes, he's got a shot definitely. >> suarez: i mean, the dissatisfaction im hearing isn't necessarily disqualifying-- you just want more. >> we have to make a choice between one or the other, so. >> i would put personality low on my list because personality is not going to pay my bills. it's not going to pay my mortgage. and whenever i call my banks and i tell them i got a great personality, they say, "okay, that's wonderful." >> i like him a little better as a person after that speech. he - you know, talking about his family and he choked up a little talking about his mom. and you know, that was good to i - i like him a little better as a man, but it doesn't change my opinion of him as a candidate and - and i don't - i mean, and i don't think that it should. >> suarez: at the end of the night, all six
i want to find this - mr. romney - i would like mitt romney to have this personality that people will look to and the competency. and i'm hoping for that. >> suarez: so he's still got a shot with you. >> oh, yes. yes, he's got a shot definitely. >> suarez: i mean, the dissatisfaction im hearing isn't necessarily disqualifying-- you just want more. >> we have to make a choice between one or the other, so. >> i would put personality low on my list because personality...
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romney, mr. romney, totally amoral, apolitical sense i thought his performance last night was masterful if not brilliant. >> rose: masterful and brilliant. >> yes. >> where do we go from here? what should we watch for? >> last time around john kerry we talked about, as a coach and sparring partner he did good against scroorj w in 2004 election and the second debate of that kerry was vice president's debate in which after the president losing the debate if you will, then dick cheney who is very, blue edwards out of the room like well until met before, very established way to put that, you know people like this. you know how you do it, you just say i don't think we met before, like you are a nobody. and he was very good at that, very good and putting them away and i think that turned it back so the debates wouldn't be lethal to the incumbent president, this time, i think joe biden, he has flaws, his establish isn't precise some time but up against a guy child kind of a cold customer, i think he can
romney, mr. romney, totally amoral, apolitical sense i thought his performance last night was masterful if not brilliant. >> rose: masterful and brilliant. >> yes. >> where do we go from here? what should we watch for? >> last time around john kerry we talked about, as a coach and sparring partner he did good against scroorj w in 2004 election and the second debate of that kerry was vice president's debate in which after the president losing the debate if you will, then...
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romney. and first lady michelle obama tweeted that "every mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected." later, rosen issued an apology, saying her words were "poorly chosen". the presidential battle in egypt has taken a new turn. islamists in parliament pushed through a bill today to ban officials who served under ousted president hosni mubarak from seeking the office. it was aimed mainly at former vice president omar suleiman. he announced he's running in the may election after the muslim brotherhood fielded a candidate. egypt's ruling military council would still have to approve the ban. the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, said today he's considering holding presidential elections a year early. the vote is currently set for 2014, when most nato combat forces are scheduled to hand over security to the afghans and withdraw. karzai said it might be better to schedule one or the other for 2013, instead. he discussed the situation with nato secretary general anders fogh r
romney. and first lady michelle obama tweeted that "every mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected." later, rosen issued an apology, saying her words were "poorly chosen". the presidential battle in egypt has taken a new turn. islamists in parliament pushed through a bill today to ban officials who served under ousted president hosni mubarak from seeking the office. it was aimed mainly at former vice president omar suleiman. he announced he's running in...
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unthinkable. >> warner: romney said that mr. obama also had wanted to keep troops in iraq. but could not get baghdad to guarantee them legal immunity. >> there was an effort on the part of the president to have a status of forces agreement. i concurred with that and said we should some number of troops stay on. that was something i concurred with. that was your posture and mine as well. you thought it should have been 5,000 troops. i thought it should have been more troops. the answer was we got no troops whatsoever. >> just a few weeks ago you indicated that we should still have troops in iraq. >> i'm sorry. i indicated... >> warner: last november, joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey told a senate committee the obama administration wanted to keep about 3,000 troops in iraq if there had been a status of forces agreement. you can watch the entire debate on our home >> woodruff: you can watch the entire debate on our home page, and find our analysis there, too. >> ifill: another topic raised last night: the cost of slashing the federal government. congress agreed to deep acr
unthinkable. >> warner: romney said that mr. obama also had wanted to keep troops in iraq. but could not get baghdad to guarantee them legal immunity. >> there was an effort on the part of the president to have a status of forces agreement. i concurred with that and said we should some number of troops stay on. that was something i concurred with. that was your posture and mine as well. you thought it should have been 5,000 troops. i thought it should have been more troops. the...
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. >> i don't think that mr. romney's plan to spend trillions of dollars more on tax cuts for folks who don't need them and aren't even asking for them is the right way to grow our economy, especially since they want to pay for it by cutting education spending, and cutting job-creating programs, and raising middle-class taxes. >> woodruff: the president's stop was part of a two day bus tour across ohio and western pennsylvania, to draw attention to economies in both states which have been buoyed by a stronger auto industry. but in his first campaign event since last week's supreme court's decision to uphold his health care law. mr. obama also issued a firm defense of his overhaul of the system. >> i'll work with anybody who wants to work with me to continue to improve our health care system and our health care laws, but the law i passed is here to stay. >> woodruff: yesterday, in an interview with cbs, mitt romney said he disagreed with the court's decision, and for the first time, called the requirement that all
. >> i don't think that mr. romney's plan to spend trillions of dollars more on tax cuts for folks who don't need them and aren't even asking for them is the right way to grow our economy, especially since they want to pay for it by cutting education spending, and cutting job-creating programs, and raising middle-class taxes. >> woodruff: the president's stop was part of a two day bus tour across ohio and western pennsylvania, to draw attention to economies in both states which have...
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mr. romney -- mr. romney here say little advice: before you debate barack obama on foreign policy, you better finish the debate with yourself! [cheers and applause] president mitt romney -- president mitt romney, three very hyperlet call word -- hypothetical words that mystified our allies this summer. an overseas trip for him is what you call it when i trip all over your self-overseas. i wasn't a goodwill mission it was a blooper reel. but -- but a romney ryan foreign policy would be anything but funny. everything president of both parties for 60 years has worked for nuclear arms control but not mitt romney. republican secretary of states from kissinger to baker, powell to rice, president bush, 71 united states senators all supported president obama's new start treaty, but not mitt romney. he has even blurted out the preposterous notion that russia is the number one geopolitical foe. folks, sarah palin said she could see russia from alaska. mitt romney talks like he has only seen russia by watching "r
mr. romney -- mr. romney here say little advice: before you debate barack obama on foreign policy, you better finish the debate with yourself! [cheers and applause] president mitt romney -- president mitt romney, three very hyperlet call word -- hypothetical words that mystified our allies this summer. an overseas trip for him is what you call it when i trip all over your self-overseas. i wasn't a goodwill mission it was a blooper reel. but -- but a romney ryan foreign policy would be anything...
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is not ready to guide foreign policy. >> mr. romney, here's a little advice. before you debate barack obama on foreign policy, you better finish the debate with yourself. >> woodruff: today the new obama ad pointed to romney's much criticized overseas trip during the summer to argue he lacks experience and clarity on foreign affairs. >> reckless. amateurish. that's what news media and fellow republicans called mitt romney's gaffe-filled july tour of israel and poland. >> woodruff: all of this played out as the president himself was in southern california. he declared the home of the late farm workers' union leader caesar chavez a national landmark. he also held fund-raisers in los angeles and san francisco. his campaign and the democratic national committee raised $181 million in september, the most for any month this year. but money aside, it appears romney's performance in last week's highly watched debate has improved his standing in the race. a new gallup tracking poll found the candidates in a dead heat, each receiving 47%
is not ready to guide foreign policy. >> mr. romney, here's a little advice. before you debate barack obama on foreign policy, you better finish the debate with yourself. >> woodruff: today the new obama ad pointed to romney's much criticized overseas trip during the summer to argue he lacks experience and clarity on foreign affairs. >> reckless. amateurish. that's what news media and fellow republicans called mitt romney's gaffe-filled july tour of israel and poland. >>...
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what would you like to say to mr. romney? >> good luck tonight. (laughing) >> no, really. >> really. >> reporter: but mr. obama turned serious on republicans demands for military action against iran's nuclear program. he said they're beating the drums of war but don't understand the costs. >> this is not a game. there's nothing casual about it. you know, when i see some of these folks who have a lot of bluferter and a lot of big talk but when you actually ask them specifically what they would do, it turns out they repeat the things that we've been doing over the last three years. if some of these folks think that it's time to launch a war, they should say so. they should explain to the american people exactly why they would do that and what the consequences would be. everything else is just talk. >> reporter: the president also ridiculed suggestions by some republicans that he wants gas prices to move higher still to promote alternative energy. >> just from a political perspective do the president of the united states wants the gas prices higher?
what would you like to say to mr. romney? >> good luck tonight. (laughing) >> no, really. >> really. >> reporter: but mr. obama turned serious on republicans demands for military action against iran's nuclear program. he said they're beating the drums of war but don't understand the costs. >> this is not a game. there's nothing casual about it. you know, when i see some of these folks who have a lot of bluferter and a lot of big talk but when you actually ask them...
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. >> brown: there was that remark from mr. romney yesterday. as someone who studies presidential history here, what strikes you about this moment as we think about poverty and politics? >> i think it's a moment that in many ways repeats a cycle in our country's his they goes back to our very founding and that is that the founding fathers were aware of economic inequalities even at that time and it has followed through and has often been kicked off these various cycles by traumatic upheaval and certainly 2008 was a traumatic upevil in our economy. and so i think the disparities that p.m.c.-- and i think the hearts are in the right place of lawrence and angela, they may see different political issues related to it, but i think that it's certainly bubbled up into the conversation of our politics because of the upheaval of 2008 for sure. >> brown: angela glover blackwell, you started by giving very large numbers of people. do most americans... when a mitt romney or a politician talks about the great middle-- because that's what we hear most often--
. >> brown: there was that remark from mr. romney yesterday. as someone who studies presidential history here, what strikes you about this moment as we think about poverty and politics? >> i think it's a moment that in many ways repeats a cycle in our country's his they goes back to our very founding and that is that the founding fathers were aware of economic inequalities even at that time and it has followed through and has often been kicked off these various cycles by traumatic...
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for mr. romney the issues are partly devices. so to go out and talk about helping one homeowner versus another. a number of people need help. a number of people are tired of the bailout. they want to bail out their neighbors. one of the reasons it's divisive is many of the solution offer read redistributive. you will help citizen a. at the expense of citizen b., citizen b. will not be happy with you. a lot of the real estate industry, tend to be very small business and very pro republican. what romney is trying to balance is i don't want to irk the tea party folks and say i will give bailouts but i don't want to talk it down too much because my friends in the real estate industry want to see the prices go up. >> brown: what should people know about the state of the housing sector today? we were ticking off some of the negatives and positives. what is your overview we should know? >> i think the public should know several things, despite the good news, the housing market remains in big trouble. we have lost $7 trillion of housing
for mr. romney the issues are partly devices. so to go out and talk about helping one homeowner versus another. a number of people need help. a number of people are tired of the bailout. they want to bail out their neighbors. one of the reasons it's divisive is many of the solution offer read redistributive. you will help citizen a. at the expense of citizen b., citizen b. will not be happy with you. a lot of the real estate industry, tend to be very small business and very pro republican. what...
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romney's g.o.p. opponents are embarrassing themselves by taking the obama line. >> woodruff: indeed, the attacks by rick perry and newt gingrich, in particular, have drawn disapproval this week from voices inside and outside the republican party. but a group backing gingrich-- winning our future-- aired its own ad in south carolina, on romney's tenure at bain capital in the 1980s and '90s. >> mitt romney became c.e.o. of bain capital the day the company was formed. they fire, they cut benefits, they sell assets. >> mitt romney, them guys, they don't care who i am. >> let's look deeper in his life. what did he do when he was the c.e.o. of this holding company? >> woodruff: this morning, a "washington post" fact-checker dubbed that ad highly misleading, and gingrich urged winning our future to fix the spot and the film it's based on. >> i can't communicate directly, but calling on the super pac to edit every mistake or pull the film. someone running for president needs to be able to say when it's wrong
romney's g.o.p. opponents are embarrassing themselves by taking the obama line. >> woodruff: indeed, the attacks by rick perry and newt gingrich, in particular, have drawn disapproval this week from voices inside and outside the republican party. but a group backing gingrich-- winning our future-- aired its own ad in south carolina, on romney's tenure at bain capital in the 1980s and '90s. >> mitt romney became c.e.o. of bain capital the day the company was formed. they fire, they...
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big cuts in defense spending and failing to stop national security leaks, one day after mr. obama challenged his rival's foreign policy credentials. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, margaret warner examines where the candidates stand on foreign policy issues as romney embarks on a three-country trip. >> ifill: then, we have a report from damascus on the aftermath of fierce fighting, as government forces use helicopter gunships and heavy artillery to pound the rebels.
big cuts in defense spending and failing to stop national security leaks, one day after mr. obama challenged his rival's foreign policy credentials. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, margaret warner examines where the candidates stand on foreign policy issues as romney embarks on a three-country trip. >> ifill: then, we have a report from damascus on the aftermath of fierce fighting, as government forces use helicopter...
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we began with speaker boehner's endorsement of mitt romney yesterday. mr. speak ethank you for doing this. >> happy to do it. >> rose: you endorsed mitt romney today. how much damage did the primary campaign do to his election that he faces? >> i don't think there was any real damage done. it got messy, just like the race four years ago between barack obama and hillary clinton. it went on until june of 2008. charlie, this election is going to be a referendum on the president's economic policies. they have not only not helped the economy. they've actually made it worse. and i think mitt romney's record as a business person, as a former governor, i think his policies up against the president will put him in a very strong position. >> rose: the president would say to you this is going to be a referendum on the ryan budget, because the speaker's even said it's a vision of what we want to do. >> the president's going to try to make the election about anything other than his failed economic policies. because he can't respect on his record. and so they're going to
we began with speaker boehner's endorsement of mitt romney yesterday. mr. speak ethank you for doing this. >> happy to do it. >> rose: you endorsed mitt romney today. how much damage did the primary campaign do to his election that he faces? >> i don't think there was any real damage done. it got messy, just like the race four years ago between barack obama and hillary clinton. it went on until june of 2008. charlie, this election is going to be a referendum on the president's...
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today we're out of the deficit hole mr. romney left and we've achieved the highest bond rating in our history. today, today with labor at the table, we made the reforms in our pension and benefits systems, our schools, our transportation system and more that mr. romney only talked about. and today in massachusetts, you can marry whomever you love. [cheering and applause] we still have more to do, much, much more to do, but we're on track because we place our faith not in trickle-down fantasies and in divisive rhetoric, but in our values and our common sense, the same choice faces the nation today. all that republicans are saying is that if we just shrink government, cut tax, crush unions and wait, all will be well. never mind that those are the very policies that got us into recession to begin with. never mind that not one of the governors that preached that gospel in tampa last week has the results too show for it. but we democrats, we owe america more than a strong argument for what we are against. we need to be just as s
today we're out of the deficit hole mr. romney left and we've achieved the highest bond rating in our history. today, today with labor at the table, we made the reforms in our pension and benefits systems, our schools, our transportation system and more that mr. romney only talked about. and today in massachusetts, you can marry whomever you love. [cheering and applause] we still have more to do, much, much more to do, but we're on track because we place our faith not in trickle-down fantasies...
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and i think that mr. romney and mr. ryan are two guys that can come along. see, i never thought that it was a good idea for attorneys to be president anyway because-- (applause) i think attorneys are so busy, you know, they're always taught to argue everything and weigh everything and weigh both sides. and they're always, you know, they're always devil's advocating this and bifurcating this and bifurcating that, you know, all that stuff. but i think it's maybe time, what do you think, for maybe a businessman, how about that. (cheers and applause) a stellar businessman, quote, unquote, a stellar businessman. and i think it's that time. and i think if you just kind of stepped aside and mr. romney can take over, you could still use the plane. though maybe a smaller one, not that big gas guzzler that you are driving around when are you going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that. you're an ecological man, why would you want to drive that truck around. okay. well anyway, all right, i'm sorry. i can't do that to myself either. anyw
and i think that mr. romney and mr. ryan are two guys that can come along. see, i never thought that it was a good idea for attorneys to be president anyway because-- (applause) i think attorneys are so busy, you know, they're always taught to argue everything and weigh everything and weigh both sides. and they're always, you know, they're always devil's advocating this and bifurcating this and bifurcating that, you know, all that stuff. but i think it's maybe time, what do you think, for maybe...
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this has not been mr. oil or mr. gas or mr. coal. >> when i hear governor romney say he's a big coal guy-- keep in mind, when you were governor of massachusetts, you stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, "this plant kills." and took great pride in shutting it down. and now suddenly you're a big champion of coal. >> so we took a connecticut certed effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. i went to a number of womens groups and said can you help us find folks? they brought us whole binders full of women. trade, i'll crack down on china. president bush didn't. >> you're the last person who will crack down on china. >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. you have looked at your pension? >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> he did, in fact, sir. so let me-- let me call it an act of terrorism-- >> c
this has not been mr. oil or mr. gas or mr. coal. >> when i hear governor romney say he's a big coal guy-- keep in mind, when you were governor of massachusetts, you stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, "this plant kills." and took great pride in shutting it down. and now suddenly you're a big champion of coal. >> so we took a connecticut certed effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our...
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. >> woodruff: mr. obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran is no a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, the security of gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. >> woodruff: turning to the civil war in syria, the president repeated his call for an end to the bloodshed and to the regime of bashar al assad. >> if there is a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest, it is the regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assur
. >> woodruff: mr. obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no...
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debate not that mr. mourdock said anything -- it is obvious what he was thinking. on the other hand, what he was thinking clearly is that rape much less important than preserving a life, and for a lot of women, saying that rape isn't all that important is a very unfortunate thing. romney has disagreed with them, but he has not taken back the ad he's running for mourdock. >> every time you watch the cable this shows now, you see someone from planned parenthood, or another group pro-abortion or so forth. the obama people are running with this ball, colby. will it have legs? >> i think it will have an impact. it calls attention to paul ryan, who shares the same view that there should be no exception for rape, abortion in case of rape or anything else, except that ryan's principled position gives way to politics and he is willing to buy the mitt romney position that there should be exceptions. think people made up their minds on this issue years ago? >> they have, but it is a matter of getting people out on
debate not that mr. mourdock said anything -- it is obvious what he was thinking. on the other hand, what he was thinking clearly is that rape much less important than preserving a life, and for a lot of women, saying that rape isn't all that important is a very unfortunate thing. romney has disagreed with them, but he has not taken back the ad he's running for mourdock. >> every time you watch the cable this shows now, you see someone from planned parenthood, or another group...
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mitt romney lampooned mr. obama's explanations today in st. louis >> he says something... i think it was yesterday. he said the reason we have high gasoline prize prices is-- and then he was seeking around. what could it be? what could it be? >> suarez: and former house speaker newt gingrich promise head would push policies to bring gas prices down to $2.50 a gallon. mr. obama der rides such claims saying anyone who makes them isn't telling the truth. but public sentiment may be building for presidential action and soon. in both the recent polls 50% or more said it's within the president's power to do something about the price of gas we take a closer look now at what's driving gas prices higher and what, if anything, the president can do to keep them in check. kenneth green is resident scholar on energy and the environment at the american enterprise institute, a conservative think tank. and daniel weiss is director of climate strategy at the center for american progress, a liberal policy group. gentlemen, welcome. simply, kenneth green can the president-- this president, a
mitt romney lampooned mr. obama's explanations today in st. louis >> he says something... i think it was yesterday. he said the reason we have high gasoline prize prices is-- and then he was seeking around. what could it be? what could it be? >> suarez: and former house speaker newt gingrich promise head would push policies to bring gas prices down to $2.50 a gallon. mr. obama der rides such claims saying anyone who makes them isn't telling the truth. but public sentiment may be...
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>> mr. president, let me finish. i'm going to continue. gwen: back on the post postdebate stump, each stepped up the attack. >> if you say you're for equal pay, for equal work, but you keep refusing to say whether or not you'd sign a bill to protect equal pay for equal work, you might have romnesia. >> i think the american people had expected that the president of the united states would be able to describe what he's going to do in the next four years. but he can't. gwen: from benghazi to biners, from contraception to cars. the campaign heads into the final stretch. covering the race to the finish line, charles babington, peter baker, john dickerson and amy walter. >> award winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in association in national journal d. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs cha
>> mr. president, let me finish. i'm going to continue. gwen: back on the post postdebate stump, each stepped up the attack. >> if you say you're for equal pay, for equal work, but you keep refusing to say whether or not you'd sign a bill to protect equal pay for equal work, you might have romnesia. >> i think the american people had expected that the president of the united states would be able to describe what he's going to do in the next four years. but he can't. gwen: from...
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so mr. president, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to chicago and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting america. >> ifill: obama campaign spokesman ben labolt, responding overnight, said romney's comments: back and forth it went, with romney, on "cbs this morning," saying it's the obama campaign that's acting unhinged. >> the comments of the vice president as i heard them, i thought were one more example of a divisive effort to... to keep from talking about the real issues. i think the american people had the same reaction, which is they listened to the vice president and they thought again a-- an unfounded charge and a metaphor which is not uplifting, not uniting, but one which is once again a divisive attack. >> ifill: the fight quickly escalated from the stump to the air. a new romney campaign commercial charged the president with raiding the medicare trust fund. >> you pay in medicare for years, every paycheck, now when you need it, obama has cut $716 billion fr
so mr. president, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to chicago and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting america. >> ifill: obama campaign spokesman ben labolt, responding overnight, said romney's comments: back and forth it went, with romney, on "cbs this morning," saying it's the obama campaign that's acting unhinged. >> the comments of the vice president as i heard them, i thought were one more example of a divisive effort to... to keep from...
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among likely voter, mr. obama leads g. turmoil. among likely voter, mr. 50% to 45%. obama's overall approval rating is also up. hitting the 50% mark for the first time in six months. the bad news for romney is that he and obama are w tied on which man is better equipped to handle the economy. there is also some bad news for obama. his approval rating for foreign policy dropped 5% since august. driven lower by middle east troubles. the intensity gap also persists. among those voters who say they are very interested in the election, romney leads. 49% to 46%. the shift in public opinion have led to the emergence of three new swing states. colorado, iowa, wisconsin, are down to single digit differences. question, is this the tail end of president obama's post- convention bounce, or is he now on a roll? tim? >> i think he is on a roll. hand is his natural lead is a couple of points. and romney is going to have to make that up somehow. obama's low approval ratings are good, but romney's low approval ratings make it almost impossible for him to overcome it. given how much s
among likely voter, mr. obama leads g. turmoil. among likely voter, mr. 50% to 45%. obama's overall approval rating is also up. hitting the 50% mark for the first time in six months. the bad news for romney is that he and obama are w tied on which man is better equipped to handle the economy. there is also some bad news for obama. his approval rating for foreign policy dropped 5% since august. driven lower by middle east troubles. the intensity gap also persists. among those voters who say they...
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gleerp mr. president. >> first of all, i think governor romney's going to have a busy first day, because he's also going to repeal obamacare, which will not be very popular among democrats as you're sitting down with them. but, look, my philosophy has been i will take ideas from anybody, democrat or republican, as long as they're advancing the cause of making middle-class families stronger and giving ladders of opportunity to the middle class. that's how we cut taxes for middle-class families and small businesses. that's how we cut $1 trillion of spending that wasn't advancing that cause. that's how we signed three trade deals into law helping us double our exports and sell more american products around the world. that's how we repealed don't ask, don't tell. that's how we ended the war in iraq as i promised and that's how we're going to wind down the war in afghanistan, that's how we went after al qaeda and bin laden. so we've seen progress, even under republican control of the house of represe
gleerp mr. president. >> first of all, i think governor romney's going to have a busy first day, because he's also going to repeal obamacare, which will not be very popular among democrats as you're sitting down with them. but, look, my philosophy has been i will take ideas from anybody, democrat or republican, as long as they're advancing the cause of making middle-class families stronger and giving ladders of opportunity to the middle class. that's how we cut taxes for middle-class...
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[cheers and applause] so mr. romney and mr. ryan are campaigning for women's votes by saying that women need their help. okay. this is coming from two men who are committed to ended insurance coverage for birth control, who would turn women's health care decisions over to our bosses and who won't even stand up for equal pay for women. okay. as my grandmother back in texas would have said, any more help from mitt romney and i'm going to have to take in ironing. [cheers and applause] with you here is the good news. we already have a president on our side. president obama -- president obama understands women. he trusts women and on every single issue that matters to us, he stands with women. [cheers and applause] president obama ensured that women's preventative care including birth control,, too will be covered by all health care plans with no copay no matter where we work. [cheers and applause] and because of president obama soon women won't be denied insurance coverage because we've had breast cancer or survived sexual assault.
[cheers and applause] so mr. romney and mr. ryan are campaigning for women's votes by saying that women need their help. okay. this is coming from two men who are committed to ended insurance coverage for birth control, who would turn women's health care decisions over to our bosses and who won't even stand up for equal pay for women. okay. as my grandmother back in texas would have said, any more help from mitt romney and i'm going to have to take in ironing. [cheers and applause] with you...
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on friday, mr. obama pointed to government projects that contribute to commercial success. at one point, he said, "if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen." romney fired off a response today in pennsylvania. >> to say something like that is not just foolishness, it's insulting to every entrepreneur and innovator in america. president obama attacks success and therefore under president obama we have less success and i will change that. >> holman: the president did not respond to romney as he campaigned today in texas. instead, he urged supporters not to be diverted by attacks on his record. >> their message is the economy's not where it needs to be and it's obama's fault. there will be variations on the themes but it will be the same message over and over and over again. that's what they're banking on because they can't sell their economic plan. >> holman: also today, a romney supporter, former new hampshire governor john sununu, criticized the obama record on business. he said, "i wish this president would learn how to be an american.
on friday, mr. obama pointed to government projects that contribute to commercial success. at one point, he said, "if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen." romney fired off a response today in pennsylvania. >> to say something like that is not just foolishness, it's insulting to every entrepreneur and innovator in america. president obama attacks success and therefore under president obama we have less success and i will change that....
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to get a better understanding of how mr. obama did it, and for an inside look at what hindered romney's campaign, we talk with ascts of the race.covering they are philip rucker of "the washington post, who has been traveling with romney all year. carol lee of the "wall street journal," who covers the white house. and slate columnist sasha issenberg, author of the book, "the victory lab, the secret science of winning campaigns." now in new york city. carol leigh let me start with you. at what point did the obama campaign, did the obama team begin to think about how they wanted to position themselveses and how did they do it? >> very early. they-- the first step that they took was to determine that they were going to run in a terrible economy, and they needed a message that would be sailiable, regardless of what was happening in the economy, so they settled on this notion that they wanted to make the election about a choice, where voters were going to look and decide which candidate was going to stick up for them. and that's w
to get a better understanding of how mr. obama did it, and for an inside look at what hindered romney's campaign, we talk with ascts of the race.covering they are philip rucker of "the washington post, who has been traveling with romney all year. carol lee of the "wall street journal," who covers the white house. and slate columnist sasha issenberg, author of the book, "the victory lab, the secret science of winning campaigns." now in new york city. carol leigh let me...
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of course, mr. romney was forced into positions in a very tough republican primaryux which were hard to confident come november. i would think if he had one thing to do all over again, he would have said let's not print that article about letting the auto companies go bankrupt. that turned out to be an albatross for him throughout the campaign. it might have sounded good in the primary. it didn't work very well in november. >> suarez: thanks for joining us, illinois senator dick durbin. >> ifill: this is a 50-state race and we have three more projections made in the deep south, none of them big surprise, but two networks have now declared that mitt romney has won in alabama and also as well he has won in mississippi, and the third is in tennessee. where nom tonight has won the majority of the vote. >> woodruff: that's state you were saying a minute ago al gore was not able to win when he was on the ballot. >> ifill: that's right. it didn't quite work. now we're going to go to boston where margaret w
of course, mr. romney was forced into positions in a very tough republican primaryux which were hard to confident come november. i would think if he had one thing to do all over again, he would have said let's not print that article about letting the auto companies go bankrupt. that turned out to be an albatross for him throughout the campaign. it might have sounded good in the primary. it didn't work very well in november. >> suarez: thanks for joining us, illinois senator dick durbin....
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but first going to be introduced by mrs. luce fortuno the first lady of puerto rico. >> good evening, tampa, my name is luce and it is great to be here with you tonight. i am the proud mother of 20-year-old triplets, i'm a practicing attorney, a very proud latina and a diehard republican. [ applause ] i am also the wife of someone we're extremely proud of back home in puerto rico, luis fortuno. [ applause ] as the governor, he has unleashed a true republican revolution that has already accomplished so much. it is a success story of fiscal responsibility, controlled government spending, lower taxes and pro growth policies. but it is also one of caring and compassionate attention to social and faith-based agenda of unprecedented reach and consequence. through it all, i have stood by his side and learn what it takes to be the support to a great leader. just like our next speaker has done for 43 years for our next president, mitt romney. [applause] ann's story is one of remarkable perseverance and commitment. a story that stands
but first going to be introduced by mrs. luce fortuno the first lady of puerto rico. >> good evening, tampa, my name is luce and it is great to be here with you tonight. i am the proud mother of 20-year-old triplets, i'm a practicing attorney, a very proud latina and a diehard republican. [ applause ] i am also the wife of someone we're extremely proud of back home in puerto rico, luis fortuno. [ applause ] as the governor, he has unleashed a true republican revolution that has already...